Column: Perspectives from the President (2024)

Last year, I presented a reflection via a football analogy. It was a somber reflection and one whose tone I hoped would not carry over into this year’s perspective. Luckily, I was partially right. Unlike the past two years of 1,700 and 1,800 teacher vacancies as we entered summer (Educate Kansas, 2022-2023), this year, only 1,600 educational vacancies exist (Educate Kansas, 2024). However, this number still speaks to the educational crisis that Kansas—and to be fair, the United States—finds itself a part of. Is this the start to a downward trend? We can hope.

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